Pasting text from docx to doc files

[Posterizer]

Gang,
Is there any risk in copying text from a docx file and pasting it into a
doc file? I have a doc file that is already teetering on the brink of
corruption due to use of endnotes, images, track changes, etc (I have to
keep re-pasting images that get replaced with red Xs). I don't want to
muck it up further by pasting in text from an xml-based docx file.

Should I use paste special (if so, which option?) or save the docx file
in doc format prior to copying?

TIA,
Dennis

 

[CyberTaz]

Pasting text from *any* source should not contribute to corruption as long
as you use Edit> Paste Special - Unformatted Text, then apply properly
defined Styles once it's pasted in. It's when you just dump the garbage in
along with the text that the problems occur.

What quite probably *is* contributing to the corruption is the pasting of
*images* - one of the worst habits encouraged & facilitated by Windows OS as
well as Mac OS [IMHO]. If you use the Insert> Picture method it will help
significantly by minimizing one source of instability in the first place.

It may be a good idea to have a look at this link. If you're already
concerned about the corruption now is the time to address it:

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/DocumentCorruption.html

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Posterizer]

Pasting text from *any* source should not contribute to corruption as long
as you use Edit> Paste Special - Unformatted Text, then apply properly
defined Styles once it's pasted in. It's when you just dump the garbage in
along with the text that the problems occur.

Thanks. I'll try to remember to always paste as Unformatted Text.

What quite probably *is* contributing to the corruption is the pasting of
*images* - one of the worst habits encouraged & facilitated by Windows OS as
well as Mac OS [IMHO]. If you use the Insert> Picture method it will help
significantly by minimizing one source of instability in the first place.

When I say images, I'm referring mostly to charts created in Excel or
tables created in Word. These often are already placed into other Word
documents, and have multiple elements grouped together. Can I Insert
these given that they're in documents already as opposed to stand-alone
files on my hard disk (eg, like a jpg file would be)?

It may be a good idea to have a look at this link. If you're already
concerned about the corruption now is the time to address it:

http://word.mvps.org/Mac/DocumentCorruption.html

I'm afraid to look for fear of what cans of worms are lurking ahead, but
I'll make a point of at least reading it I'm under a deadline and
can't afford a lot of time to re-vamp my current document. But for
future use, I hope it will help avoid some of this.

Thanks,
Dennis

 

[CyberTaz]

As to this particular point;

When I say images, I'm referring mostly to charts created in Excel or
tables created in Word. These often are already placed into other Word
documents, and have multiple elements grouped together. Can I Insert
these given that they're in documents already as opposed to stand-alone
files on my hard disk (eg, like a jpg file would be)?

It depends on a number of factors as to how well copy/paste works for charts
& tables, but should be OK in most cases... IOW, as long as the element,
itself, isn't already corrupt when you copy it Your comment that they
can't be *Inserted* into one document if stored as an object in another is
quite correct, and for tables there aren't many other options. For charts
you might try Control/Right-Clicking, choose Save As Picture, then pick a
format. Insert the resulting JPEG, PNG, etc.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Posterizer]

For charts
you might try Control/Right-Clicking, choose Save As Picture, then pick a
format. Insert the resulting JPEG, PNG, etc.

Ahh, hadn't thought of that--thanks!

Dennis